|  |  | Overview
Novell NetWare is a network operating system (NOS), which connects PCs and other clients to NetWare servers. NetWare servers provide a variety of network services to their clients, including file sharing, printer sharing, directory services, and Internet access. Many NetWare servers function as application platforms for shared databases and as Internet and intranet servers. With more than 5 million networks and more than 50 million clients, Novell has the largest share of the NOS market. In addition to Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Novell's Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is another protocol that is commonly implemented in the networking industry. Until Novell's NetWare 5.0 release in 1998, all NetWare networks used IPX. As with AppleTalk, Novell migrated NetWare to IP. Therefore, IPX networks are networks that must still be supported due to their installed base. In this chapter, you will learn about Novell's IPX protocols, operation, and configuration.
| Threaded Case Study
Washington Project: IPX Implementation

In this chapter, you will learn how to implement Novell IPX in the Washington School District network. The school district needs a workgroup server in each computer lab at the school sites. The computer labs are located on the curriculum LAN segments of their respective sites. Both IP and IPX services need to be advertised across the school district network to other curriculum LAN segments.